Deal of the Day: Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d 15.6″ 3D Gaming Laptop for $1,146
Hubba-hubba, here is one gaming laptop that is a true beauty! What we especially like about the Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d Core i7 15.6″ 3D Gaming Laptop is that unlike many gaming laptops out there that have overly masculine designs, this one should especially appeal to female gamers with its neat purple tribal design. But aside from its cool lid, the laptop also sports an impressive spec list: Weighing under 6 lbs, the IdeaPad Y560d features TriDef 3D technology, it’s bundled with Polarizer 3D glasses, JBL speakers, OneKey Theater II, Dolby Home Theater sound, 4GB of ram, a 500GB hard drive, and a 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 card. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d is on sale today for $1,146.65 after $452.35 off
T-Mobile fires up “4G Speed” HSPA+ network in another 25 cities, expands coverage around LA and NY
It seems like just about every other week, T-mobile adds a few more cities to the big list of those supporting their “4G Speed” (they can’t outright call it 4G, because it’s technically still 3G) HSPA+ network. Last month alone brought 15 — and this month?
Aligata’s Genuine Leather Case for iPad has been a hit around here and clearly with our readers since many of you entered to win one. To recap: We reviewed the case here , and you can order your own here . Two of our readers won’t have to however, since Tom, Aligata’s owner, was kind enough to provide a few for us to give away
Chelsea Clinton will be tying the knot on July 31. What marital advice would you give her for her wedding day and beyond based on your own experiences?Please include your name, part of town and a daytime phone number and send your ideas to Meredith Moss at
Samsung To Launch Galaxy 3 (i5800) Android Smartphone In Germany
Samsung is about to launch their newest Android Smartphone ‘ Galaxy 3 (i5800) ‘ in Germany. In case you didn’t remember, the handset is packed with a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), A-GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, a 3.5mm headset jack and runs on Android 2.1 OS.
Apple sends out iPhone 4 customer satisfaction survey…
BGR is reporting that Apple is sending out iPhone 4 customer satisfaction surveys to a select group of people who have purchased an iPhone 4. I must say, Apple is really up to something. Some of the questions were: What is your age? Our records indicate that you own an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4
Sleek, redesigned clamshell phone in maroon opens to reveal QWERTY keyboard and large 2.6-inch screen Access V Cast Music (with Rhapsody) and Video servicse via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions; Visual Voice Mail 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion to 16 GB; access to personal email and instant messaging Up to 4.45 hours of talk time, up to 460 hours (19+ days) of standby time What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quick reference guide, user manual Amazon.com Product Description Perfect for power texters, the sleekly redesigned LG enV3 for Verizon Wireless looks like a nicely compact candybar-style phone with standard alpha-numeric keypad and 1.5-inch display on its face. However, it has a hinged side that opens up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and additional 2.6-inch screen–perfect for all your on-the-go text messaging and email needs. Other improvements over the previous enV2 model include a 3-megapixel camera/camcorder, MicroSD memory expansion to 16 GB (from the previous 8 GB maximum), and a longer battery life with up to 5.45 hours of talk time
Nokia today unearthed an innovative concept phone named Kinetic that could stands up to alert users on incoming calls, emails, and text messages. This cool concept phone was developed by British designer Jeremy Innes-Hopkins. How the Kinetic works is by having an electromagnet built into a curved base that shifts the weight of the phone so that the phone could roll up or roll down when receiving an alert. “It makes receiving a call, text, email or alarm more playful by converting digital information into kinetic movement,” Innes-Hopkins said. “The stand up feature also has potential for video calling, without the need to hold your phone.”
While the robots that have found their way from Japan’s Kondo are of the humanoid, bipedal kind , they decided to go off the board this time, offering up a four-legged turtle-bot. The Kame Robotto is the first robot in Kondo’s animal robot series, and he’s a cute little bugger. A set of nine servos power along the mechanical reptile, who manages to scurry along much faster than most real turtles I know. Click to View Embedded Video Clip He also has a few tricks up his turtle sleeves, as you can see from the video clip. Want one
Surefire Way To Blow Up Your BlackBerry: Tweet Out Your PIN When You Have Over 310K Followers
Word on the street is that Jersey Shore star Snooki accidentally Tweeted her BlackBerry PIN to her 310,000 plus Twitter followers. The ensuing wave of messages rendered her BlackBerry useless. Note to self… If you ever get 310K Twitter followers, don’t frigging accidentally Tweet your PIN out to all of them.
Will you get a WP7 or will you wait for xda to port WP7 to HD2 ?
We have seen a lot about WP7 over the months from the initial launch to the hands on reviews by the select few tech blogs . Granted there are flaws in the OS ( multitasking , copy-paste are the most talked about ) and there are some great features like xbox live integration ( that will never come to other devices like the iPhone or Android ), sharepoint integration , etc. We should see some exclusive 3rd party game titles some time in August
Verizon has confirmed with Engadget that the issue with the DROID X screen does exist. They said it’s only affecting a small number of users, and they also mentioned that if you have any issues with the screen, please contact Motorola tech support or Verizon themselves. Here’s the full statement: “Verizon Wireless and Motorola are aware of a very small number of DROID X units that have experienced a flickering or banding display. Motorola has resolved the issue and is continuing to ship the phones.
The iPhone 4 has an awesome new design, but it’s really fragile. There aren’t many cases for the iPhone 4 at the moment, but a few awesome companies have come out with redesigned cases, such as Speck. The PixelSkin is a soft, silicon case that offers great protection, and has an awesome tiled texture on the back
Samsung Captivate and Motorola MILESTONE XT720 Have Been Available
Samsung Captivate now has been available in US with AT&T, while Milestone XT720 has started shipping within UK. Motorola CHARM gets delayed by T-Mobile till end of August. MILESTONE comes with price tag of 360 GBP without contract. This Android phone has unusual design and features 8 Mpx camera with xenon flash. The first announcement of the phone was some weeks ago and it was said to be in market in July 2nd, but it seemed later
RIM goes Inside BlackBerry 6′s Multimedia Experience
BlackBerry is defiantly one of the biggest BlackBerry related stories of the summer, and now RIM has taken it one step further by posting up new screenshots of the unreleased OS in the wild. The latest BlackBerry 6 walk through covers the user multimedia experience by showing off everything from music playback to the Podcast App, and even the new camera functions
Apple posts record Q3 FY2010 revenue of $15.7 billion, sells 8.4 million iPhones and 3.27 million iPads
Today Apple announced that it has set a new company record for quarterly revenue and has sold 8.4 million iPhone smartphones and 3.27 million iPad tablet computers. Read the full story here.
Cheap handheld camcorders seem to be all the rage these days, so it’s rare that we focus on them unless they have some sort of standout feature set. Heck, the iPhone 4 records 720p H.264 video itself
Tethering included as “easter egg” in flashlight app for iPhone
Very sneaky. A convenient five-color flashlight that doubles as a… SOCKS proxy tethering tool. And it’s only 99¢! Whoever approved this app is going to get a rap on the knuckles for sure. Instructions for making this deceitful little app work are over at AppShopper ; I’d move quickly, as Apple will probably hit the kill switch literally any minute.
Apple: 8.4 million iPhone units sold in Q3, up 61% YoY
Apple has just posted their sales figures for Q3 2010 (which ended last June 26), and it’s proof that the iPhone is still a very profitable device for the company. 8.4 million iPhone units were sold during that period which grew by a remarkable 61% YoY. It’s availability in more markets such as China may have something to do with this, but this feat is still impressive nonetheless especially considering that its competition has definitely grown over the past few months. Needless to say, Q3 is another fruitful quarter in the books for Apple and the iPhone
HURRY! Get unlimited iPhone tethering for just 99¢!
If you missed out on Netshare, the first and only tethering app to make it to the iTunes store (before being pulled 24 hours later) now is your chance to snag Handy Light, a 99¢ tethering app that is currently masquerading as a “Flash Light” app. Appshopper has posted instructions on how to
Telus Posts iPhone 4 Availability Information Page
Bell was the first Canadian wireless carrier to publicly post that they would be carrying the iPhone 4 on July 30, 2010. Soon after, this was followed by Rogers and Fido, except that Rogers/Fido posted their announcements internally and not publicly, but that did not stop us from posting it. Now, Telus has caught up and posted their availability information page publicly on their website, clearly stating “Coming July 30th”, which is something they did not list previously